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Will Silverlight Controls Become More WPF Like – A Personal Opinion
I was told when I joined Microsoft that I no longer had personal opinions about matters having to do with Microsoft software, and certainly not about Silverlight. As a "Blue Badge" I'm just exposed to too much confidential information to … Continue reading
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More on Routing and Bubbling
One of the readers of my earlier post on routing and bubbling was left confused about when events are bubbled and when they are not. The documentation is clearer about this in some places than in others. For example, the … Continue reading
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Innovation, Renovation and Change
So, after some minutes of trying this and that, it is time to take stock and see what's working and what isn't. What's changing… Tip of the Day: RIP The Tip of the Day was a great idea, but … Continue reading
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Tip of the Day: Routed Events – Bubbling and not…
In Silverlight 2 Beta 1 some events bubble, and some do not. This can cause a bit of confusion, especially because the way this distinction is explained is itself confusing. To set the stage, let's examine the following simple event … Continue reading
Tip of the Day – What to Expect in Silverlight Help
[Updated 3/20 to fix the RSS links] I've received a lot of very positive feedback from the tutorials and videos and a lot of inquiries about what help will be forthcoming and how to get help right away. I thought I'd … Continue reading
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Tip of the Day: Getting Started With Silverlight 2
A number of folks have asked me for a step by step set guide to getting started programming with Silverlight 2. Here it is. Useful tips Memorize this URL: http://silverlight.net – from there you can always find everything you need, … Continue reading
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How do I Write that In JavaScript?
A comment was left in response to Master Detail in Silverlight 2 asking "Any hint how to create such a sample with Java Script instead C#?" I thought the answer was important enough to post to the blog in general… … Continue reading
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Source for the Tip of the Day
The Tip of the Day occasionally will delve deep into code (other days it will just provide a bit of useful information, or a tip, etc.) When code is examined, however, I'll try to provide a complete working example, and … Continue reading
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Tip of the Day – Binding to a Collection
Source Code – Same as Yesterday The Tip of the Day doesn't usually carry on a related series of postings, but data binding is so important that I'm making an exception this weekend. Yesterday we looked at laying out … Continue reading
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Tip of the Day Returns from Disney – Master Detail in Silverlight 2
Source Code Okay, its true, I was having so much fun at Disney World (and if you've not been on Soarin, then find a conference in Orlando, and sneak out to Soar, yowza!) that Tip of the Day kinda' … Continue reading
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Tip of the Day: More Ways To Learn Silverlight 2
Yes, we have Silverlight 2 Videos and Yes we have Silverlight 2 tutorials But don't miss Tim Sneath's entry about his incredible Hands On Labs. These are gems. ——– … Continue reading
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Tip of the Day: Content – It Ain’t Just Text
Source Code In Silverlight 2, many of the controls have a content property where you might expect a text property. While it is common to fill that property with text, it isn't required that you do so. For example, you … Continue reading
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